Peter Anthony D’Amato, the inimitable pioneer of carnivorous plants, founder of California Carnivores, and author of The Savage Garden, passed away from cancer on the afternoon of 26 June 2024. He leaves behind his brother, Dino D’Amato, his niece Tara Page, his nephew Anthony D’Amato, and of course his California Carnivores tribe that loved him and called him family.